The long run history of income inequality in Denmark

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The long run history of income inequality in Denmark. / Atkinson, Tony B.; Søgaard, Jakob Egholt.

In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 118, No. 2, 2016, p. 264–291.

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Atkinson, TB & Søgaard, JE 2016, 'The long run history of income inequality in Denmark', Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol. 118, no. 2, pp. 264–291. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12143

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Atkinson, T. B., & Søgaard, J. E. (2016). The long run history of income inequality in Denmark. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 118(2), 264–291. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12143

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Atkinson TB, Søgaard JE. The long run history of income inequality in Denmark. Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 2016;118(2):264–291. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12143

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Atkinson, Tony B. ; Søgaard, Jakob Egholt. / The long run history of income inequality in Denmark. In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 2016 ; Vol. 118, No. 2. pp. 264–291.

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